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of the nra also doesn't agree with the members of the nra. >> is that true? >> no, and i think if you talk to most americans, what they'll say is the problem is not law abiding gun owners. it's criminals. you're wasting your toom, you're wasting your energy. one more gun control law is just going to be obeyed by the law abiding. it's not going to be obeyed by criminals. every time you try to regulate criminals, it's useless. what we need to do is arrest those people, prosecute them. >> if you're not doing background checks on everybody buying guns, who do anyhow know who is a criminal and who is not? >> we had 72,000 people who were denied checks and only 44 of those people were prosecuted. >> you agree those people should be prosecuted for lying. but again, how do you know if all of the other people who may have lied when they did a so-called private sale. >> my point is if you're not enforcing that law now, how is adding more braackground checks going to make anything easier. you're going to overburden an overburdened system. >> the brady bill, now the brad
of the nra also doesn't agree with the members of the nra. >> is that true? >> no, and i think if you talk to most americans, what they'll say is the problem is not law abiding gun owners. it's criminals. you're wasting your toom, you're wasting your energy. one more gun control law is just going to be obeyed by the law abiding. it's not going to be obeyed by criminals. every time you try to regulate criminals, it's useless. what we need to do is arrest those people, prosecute them....
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the nra and doesn't agree with the members of the nra. >> is that true? >> no. and i think if you talk to most americans what they will say is the problem is not law-abiding gun owners, the problem is criminal. you're wasting your time, your energy. one more gun control law is just going to be obeyed by the law abiding. it's not going to be obeyed by criminals. every time you try to regulate the behavior of criminals, it's useless. we need to arrest those people, prosecute them and put them away where they can't hurt anybody. >> if you're not doing background checks on everybody buying a gun, how do you know who is a criminal and who is not? >> well, we had 72,000 people who were denied nics checks and only 44 of those people were prosecuted by the federal government. >> you think those people should be prosecuted for lying on the background checks. how do you know all of the other people who lied when they did a so-called private sale? >> the problem is, when you're not enforcing that law now, all you're going to do is burden an
the nra and doesn't agree with the members of the nra. >> is that true? >> no. and i think if you talk to most americans what they will say is the problem is not law-abiding gun owners, the problem is criminal. you're wasting your time, your energy. one more gun control law is just going to be obeyed by the law abiding. it's not going to be obeyed by criminals. every time you try to regulate the behavior of criminals, it's useless. we need to arrest those people, prosecute them and...
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the nra has blood on its hands. shame on the nra. >> everyone agrees america needs to be a safer place, a place where children can go to school without fear of being shot. the question is, how do we get to that point? and that is the question we hope to get a little closer to answering tonight, or at least understanding tonight. to help us, we have 310 million, an estimate of how many guns there are in the united states right now. also 30,000, that's roughly how many americans will be killed by guns each year. and finally, 27 words that you probably recognize, a well-regulated militia being necessary for the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. that's the second amendment. 27 words, very much at the core of this debate for many in the united states. i want to introduce some of our guests on the podium today. joining me is dan gross, president of the brady campaign to prevent gun violence. also joining us, charles ramsey, philadelphia's police commissioner,
the nra has blood on its hands. shame on the nra. >> everyone agrees america needs to be a safer place, a place where children can go to school without fear of being shot. the question is, how do we get to that point? and that is the question we hope to get a little closer to answering tonight, or at least understanding tonight. to help us, we have 310 million, an estimate of how many guns there are in the united states right now. also 30,000, that's roughly how many americans will be...
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>> first of all, i don't think the nra is a villain and i don't think the people against the nra are villains. i believe that's a problem of the press, which you started with an us them problem. i do believe that the second amendment is ambiguously written and we'll never have an agreement on whether it's about gun ownership or militia and at the same time, i believe that there is an inappropriate amount of gun violence, and i think we should turn this over to the i do believe that the second amendment is ambiguously written and we'll never have an agreement on whether it's about gun ownership or militia and at the same time, i believe that there is an inappropriate amount of gun violence, and i think we should turn this over to the people who were expert at this, and the original mandate of the nra was to train responsible gun ownership and the nra should handle it. they should train, excellence in gun ownership. they could create the short list of the guns allowed at home and every other gun they say is legal like people killers and nuclear tips and semiautomatics should be held in
>> first of all, i don't think the nra is a villain and i don't think the people against the nra are villains. i believe that's a problem of the press, which you started with an us them problem. i do believe that the second amendment is ambiguously written and we'll never have an agreement on whether it's about gun ownership or militia and at the same time, i believe that there is an inappropriate amount of gun violence, and i think we should turn this over to the i do believe that the...
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the nra chief lobbyist reacting to the president's speech. and in the rewrite tonight, why conservatives who have been wrong about everything, and i do mean everything, could not understand president obama's inaugural address. [ man ] i've been out there most of my life. you name it...i've hooked it. but there's one... one that's always eluded me. thought i had it in the blizzard of '93. ha! never even came close. sometimes, i actually think it's mocking me. [ engine revs ] what?! quattro!!!!! ♪ how did i know? well, i didn't really. see, i figured low testosterone would decrease my sex drive... but when i started losing energy and became moody... that's when i had an honest conversation with my doctor. we discussed all the symptoms... then he gave me some blood tests. showed it was low t. that's it. it was a number -- not just me. [ male announcer ] today, men with low t have androgel 1.62% (testosterone gel). the #1 prescribed topical testosterone replacement therapy, increases testosterone when used daily. women and children should avoid
the nra chief lobbyist reacting to the president's speech. and in the rewrite tonight, why conservatives who have been wrong about everything, and i do mean everything, could not understand president obama's inaugural address. [ man ] i've been out there most of my life. you name it...i've hooked it. but there's one... one that's always eluded me. thought i had it in the blizzard of '93. ha! never even came close. sometimes, i actually think it's mocking me. [ engine revs ] what?! quattro!!!!!...
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that's what nra stands for. and they're not really engaged in a serious discussion about what's going on in the streets of america each and every day. and whether it's new town or aurora or philadelphia big city, small city, in the city, in the suburbs, in rural areas, these are serious matters. and we have to be serious about them. >> since you said they're not really as constitute, let me show you some that are being extreme as you've talked about common sense and reasonably coming to common ground. rocker ted nugent compared gun owners to rosa parks. he told the web site "world net daily," quote, there will come a time when the gun owners of america, the law-abiding gun owners of america will be the rosa parks and we will sit down on the front seat of the bus. case closed. i wonder if he's off his rocker, pun intended. >>> but then you have yesterday, the judge report showed pictures of hitler and stalin next to a link on the white house considering executive action on gun control. i mean, these are, like, wa
that's what nra stands for. and they're not really engaged in a serious discussion about what's going on in the streets of america each and every day. and whether it's new town or aurora or philadelphia big city, small city, in the city, in the suburbs, in rural areas, these are serious matters. and we have to be serious about them. >> since you said they're not really as constitute, let me show you some that are being extreme as you've talked about common sense and reasonably coming to...
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so, at this point, the nra, even the nra leadership is out of step with its own leadership and out of step with the majority of americans and there was a difference, i think it's important to say, there's a dichbs between the protection of rights and the protection of profits. nra leadership is trying to protect the profits not the rights of the leadership. >> if you notice, there's overwhelming support among americans for background checks. we have them as a matter of fact. but getting back to the assault weapons ban, it's significant that joe biden did not mention that. as senator majority lead harry reid said does not support a assault weapon's ban. one of the republicans voted against renewing the assault weapon's ban. i think the democrats are understanding that it's a political dynamite for them if they push hard on it. >> they know it's not going to happen. >> exactly. >> quickly, bob, one of the things that continues to strike me, ever since towne, we have been talking about guns for several weeks and i don't know if a lot of folks appreciate the gap that exists between, i hat
so, at this point, the nra, even the nra leadership is out of step with its own leadership and out of step with the majority of americans and there was a difference, i think it's important to say, there's a dichbs between the protection of rights and the protection of profits. nra leadership is trying to protect the profits not the rights of the leadership. >> if you notice, there's overwhelming support among americans for background checks. we have them as a matter of fact. but getting...
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the issue here also with the nra, should be behind this. apparently we need to address the vetting process that isn't in place for civilians that is in place for us in law enforcement. in other words, as a condition, i had to comply with psychological screening to get a handgun so i could work with it. the general public walks in with a driver's license and two days walk out with a handgun. it's not sufficient any longer for us to know the only thing about you is the fact that you haven't been convicted of a felony. that's just the reality check. it's part of the evolution of our culture. we need to know more -- >> when you hear this, what no one has told me yet i why anybody would need an ar-15. what do you actually need one for? >> our bill of rights isn't a bill of needs, it says bill of rights. it is our right. hundreds of thousands of. >> scotie. >> so we could have that right to own it. >> you're not answering my question. why do you need one? >> to protect myself and protect my family. right now we might like our government but you'v
the issue here also with the nra, should be behind this. apparently we need to address the vetting process that isn't in place for civilians that is in place for us in law enforcement. in other words, as a condition, i had to comply with psychological screening to get a handgun so i could work with it. the general public walks in with a driver's license and two days walk out with a handgun. it's not sufficient any longer for us to know the only thing about you is the fact that you haven't been...
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i said, you know, i can't take credit for this for the nra, and the nra can't take credit, but the spire second amendment community -- entire second amendment community and the sports community can take credit. because we live in an era, and people will talk to you about how american culture is deteriorating on one front and another. but in terms of the second amendment, the american culture has changed over the last few decades for the better. if you had asked somebody in 1968 after the passage of the gun control act of 1968 under lyndon johnson's administration or two years later under rich around nixon's administration when his attorney general proposed the confiscation of all side arms by the early 908s, if you -- 1980s, if you had suggested then that you and i would have the rights under the second amendment that we have today, people on both sides of the aisle would have laughed at you. we have those rights because we stood up and demanded those rights, because we organized. the congress today is not doing what the president wants it to do on second amendment issues because thousan
i said, you know, i can't take credit for this for the nra, and the nra can't take credit, but the spire second amendment community -- entire second amendment community and the sports community can take credit. because we live in an era, and people will talk to you about how american culture is deteriorating on one front and another. but in terms of the second amendment, the american culture has changed over the last few decades for the better. if you had asked somebody in 1968 after the...
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senator richard feldman, former nra operative, you were a lobbyist for the nra. you know wayne lapierre well and how they work as an organization. today we hear the nra is [ inaudible ] over the new gun control law, actually taking legal action to try to prevent them bringing in laws which make new york state safer from gun violence. what is your reaction to that? >> well, piers, in this country, laws have to abide by the constitution of the state that they're enacted in as well as under the federal constitution, and if one has a cause of action, the place to settle those concerns are in the courts. that's not just our system. that's the british system as well. i'm sure you're aware of that. that's why we settle those debates in the courts and not out on the street. >> piers, you know, there's a terrible irony that the nra is going after the state of new york for passing gun laws. they want to use the courts to try to protect themselves at the same time they push this law to immunize them from being held accountable by others. they want to use the court to protec
senator richard feldman, former nra operative, you were a lobbyist for the nra. you know wayne lapierre well and how they work as an organization. today we hear the nra is [ inaudible ] over the new gun control law, actually taking legal action to try to prevent them bringing in laws which make new york state safer from gun violence. what is your reaction to that? >> well, piers, in this country, laws have to abide by the constitution of the state that they're enacted in as well as under...
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it's not the power of the nra, matt. what it is is the strength of belief among millions of americans in their right under the constitution to privately own firearms. >> no one anywhere is talking about doing away with the second amendment, and no one anywhere is advocating stripping away gun ownership. what began this debate nearly one month ago next week was a massacre in a small town elementary school and a national resolution to keep america's children safer, but at some point that desire to better protect has been undermined by an extreme wythe right wing that seems more concerned with better protecting their firearms. ted nugent said yesterday, "there will come a time when the gun owners of america will be the rosa parks and we will sit down on the front seat of the bus, case closed." somehow, according to this twisted logic, questioning the necessity of bushmaster rifles and high capacity magazines has become a violation of basic civil rights on par with the racist era of jim crow, and anyone who suggests that it
it's not the power of the nra, matt. what it is is the strength of belief among millions of americans in their right under the constitution to privately own firearms. >> no one anywhere is talking about doing away with the second amendment, and no one anywhere is advocating stripping away gun ownership. what began this debate nearly one month ago next week was a massacre in a small town elementary school and a national resolution to keep america's children safer, but at some point that...
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and i think the nra was concerned that a law was going to be passed that they -- opposed. so they made a law in favor of background checks. i think there was a back lash that said you never should make a tactical decision, you should stand for principles, and i think it explains his apparent flip-flopping between '99 and today. and the other thing to remember is that wayne lapierre is not the leader, per se, of the national rifle association. he leads at the behest of the board. and i think right now there is a great deal of turmoil, for reasons that krystal discussed, because of the pressure that we've seen for gun control in this country. >> let's listen to a point that dick durbin made. >> we need the fire power and the ability to protect -- ourselves from our government, from the police if they knock on our doors and we need to fight back, do you agree with that point of view? >> if you look at why the founding fathers put it there, they lived under the tyranny, and didn't want to live under tyranny. >> chief johnson, you have heard it. the belief that the nra as a sec
and i think the nra was concerned that a law was going to be passed that they -- opposed. so they made a law in favor of background checks. i think there was a back lash that said you never should make a tactical decision, you should stand for principles, and i think it explains his apparent flip-flopping between '99 and today. and the other thing to remember is that wayne lapierre is not the leader, per se, of the national rifle association. he leads at the behest of the board. and i think...
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the people who get paid by the nra? >> there's a big difference between gun owners, gun dealers as my dad was and the nra leadership in the business of making money, paying their executives, and selling more guns. the way they do that is by creating a constant atmosphere of hysteria in which any reform is just another step on a slippery slope to gun confiscated. they said in the mcdonald decision it's now off the table. >> yeah. >> yeah, i mean, i think the nra has proven that they're better at this so far. >> describe the politics of this and why harry reid yanked assault weapons, why we never even got the magazine limit of ten rounds on your magazine for the semiautomatics. why that never got even in play here. >> well, i mean, it's partly a testament to the power of the nra, the power of the nra with democrats. look at what's going to happen in 2014, democrats are up in red states. people like kay hagan, folks like that who don't want to be on record supporting the assault weapons ban. the house figured as well to ad
the people who get paid by the nra? >> there's a big difference between gun owners, gun dealers as my dad was and the nra leadership in the business of making money, paying their executives, and selling more guns. the way they do that is by creating a constant atmosphere of hysteria in which any reform is just another step on a slippery slope to gun confiscated. they said in the mcdonald decision it's now off the table. >> yeah. >> yeah, i mean, i think the nra has proven that...
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gun control fight is heating up as major bloomberg spends $12 million of his own money to take on the nra. three months after the shooting at sandy hook elementary, congress is preparing to vote on sweeping gun control measures. both sides of the debate are bracing for a fight. >> we're trying to do everything in we can to impress upon the senators this is what the survivors want, what the public wants. >> it slows down the law-abiding and does nothing to anyone else. >> reporter: the bill includes background checks for all gun purchases. tougher penalties for gun trafficking, and more money for school safety. >> with rights come responsibilities. >> reporter: this new ad on the air in 13 states wants voters to make their voices heard, adding pressure on key republicans and democrats to get on board. >> that's why i support background checks so criminals and the dangerously mentally ill can't buy guns. >> reporter: 90% of americans support universal checks. but advocates for gun owners say they won't solve the problem. >> this is prompted by the sandy hook murders. those guns. >> reporter
gun control fight is heating up as major bloomberg spends $12 million of his own money to take on the nra. three months after the shooting at sandy hook elementary, congress is preparing to vote on sweeping gun control measures. both sides of the debate are bracing for a fight. >> we're trying to do everything in we can to impress upon the senators this is what the survivors want, what the public wants. >> it slows down the law-abiding and does nothing to anyone else. >>...
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and the president has had a lot of momentum and have really taken a lot from the nra. a lot of it has it with the president coming in their houses and grabbing guns. but instead, the real effects of this violence and the effects it's had on families. >> now, congressman, when n nia malika mentions the nr aerks, a lot of us appears in the nra wisconsin this weekend. and he predicted all the attention on gun laws will fade away. listen to this. >> we have a strong agenda coming up for next year vnt. >> delayed as the connecticut effect. i mean, almost dismissive. we talk about 20 babies. connecticut effect goes through the process. they think it's just going to fade away, congressman. >> they're wrong. i have to give credit to someone who was not at the meeting, but who has been prent sent on ever issue. when we see the tv commercial during the super bowl. liter literally,some 700 mayors congresswoman giffords has been running a game. it's so important that we duoand communicate with the public because the nra, they may love their guns, but d country, we lv our children.
and the president has had a lot of momentum and have really taken a lot from the nra. a lot of it has it with the president coming in their houses and grabbing guns. but instead, the real effects of this violence and the effects it's had on families. >> now, congressman, when n nia malika mentions the nr aerks, a lot of us appears in the nra wisconsin this weekend. and he predicted all the attention on gun laws will fade away. listen to this. >> we have a strong agenda coming up for...
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the nra said that. if that is the case we should be able to come together and create some common-sense legislation that is effective. i'm hoping we will be able to do that. we will have to wait and see. >> could you tell us about the status of legislation to put restrictions on am unises and magazines. > as you know, the leader of the senate has said that he does not know if he has the votes to do what he needs to get that legislation up. he says he has opened up a door for it to be put before as an amendment. personally, i would love to see limits on magazine clips and assault weapons. but at the same time i want to make sure that something gets done. we can argue this and argue hat. and we would do absolutely nothing. we have to be absolutely careful of that. to her credit, senator feinstein has done a phenomenal job and i have tremendous admiration for er and her efforts, but at the same time i think what is happening is that they have a determination and we will have to see how it goes. > in the bac
the nra said that. if that is the case we should be able to come together and create some common-sense legislation that is effective. i'm hoping we will be able to do that. we will have to wait and see. >> could you tell us about the status of legislation to put restrictions on am unises and magazines. > as you know, the leader of the senate has said that he does not know if he has the votes to do what he needs to get that legislation up. he says he has opened up a door for it to be...
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the nra is focusing on minutia. what jesus said in the bible, you're schoeking on the small stuff and swallowing whole hogs so to speak. the big stuff here. i think the nra has to come to its senses. being obsessed with the list it puts out. the blacklist of the people who don't comport with them or go along with their values is nonsense. we are all americans. we are just upset with the way things are going. we are fed up with this. the billions of dollars made by the gun industry should be more than enough compensation for sacrificing just a little. not of its rights but of its responsibility to make sure those who have the guns are acting responsibly and we don't have in the hands of criminals machinery and weaponry that will outmatch or overmatch the police people who are hired to protect us. why can't we get some sensible stuff on this? because the gun lobby is so profoundly in control of its own agenda and it asserts it. i think julian is right. if the democrats cave in on this, it's a tragedy and a shame. beca
the nra is focusing on minutia. what jesus said in the bible, you're schoeking on the small stuff and swallowing whole hogs so to speak. the big stuff here. i think the nra has to come to its senses. being obsessed with the list it puts out. the blacklist of the people who don't comport with them or go along with their values is nonsense. we are all americans. we are just upset with the way things are going. we are fed up with this. the billions of dollars made by the gun industry should be...
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the nra or the gun safety folk? >> well, we were winning the fight for the first couple of months, but the tide seems to have turned as the momentum was lost a little bit. i think, chris, the president's doing a pretty good job rekindling that momentum, and the key here, to me, still remains getting a vote on the floor. if we can get a vote on the floor, we can win. i mean, you know, for example -- >> you know the numbers. it takes 60. 60 votes. >> right. >> in the senate. >> 60. we're going to be out on tuesday, mayor nutter and myself and gun control advocates. we're going to be out in front of senator toomey's office in philadelphia. we're going to ask toomey not to vote yes on any of these measures. we're going to say, the victims deserve a vote, senator. we're asking you to vote to end the filibuster. what's pat toomey going to do? if he's worried about the philadelphia suburbs for his re-election, he ought to vote to end the filibuster. and there are republicans, congressmen, senators, all over the country who
the nra or the gun safety folk? >> well, we were winning the fight for the first couple of months, but the tide seems to have turned as the momentum was lost a little bit. i think, chris, the president's doing a pretty good job rekindling that momentum, and the key here, to me, still remains getting a vote on the floor. if we can get a vote on the floor, we can win. i mean, you know, for example -- >> you know the numbers. it takes 60. 60 votes. >> right. >> in the...
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are you surprised by the nra going this way. >> there's into account the nra can surprise me with. i'd say it shows how desperate they are. frankly, they are picking up a couple of conservative districts. they are getting people kicked out of office. they are paying to get the signatures. in the end they are the death throes. we may not be there yet. the core constituency are older, white, rural males. it's a shrinking democratic. younger more mixed ethnic groups, single women, are very much not in favour - are in favour of background checks, assault weapons ban and you saw that in virginia where you tau terry macauliff saying, "i support background checks, limiting magazines to 10 bullets", because the important thing is not to have four aurora. i'm not scared of the gun lobby. we have swept those races. the nra is trying to fight back. >> at the federal level, in the senate and the house they are unable to pass gun control legislation. do you attribute to to nra, that members of congress are afraid? >> i don't think so. i think the background checks, which is what they were going
are you surprised by the nra going this way. >> there's into account the nra can surprise me with. i'd say it shows how desperate they are. frankly, they are picking up a couple of conservative districts. they are getting people kicked out of office. they are paying to get the signatures. in the end they are the death throes. we may not be there yet. the core constituency are older, white, rural males. it's a shrinking democratic. younger more mixed ethnic groups, single women, are very...
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the nra and others suggested that was the wrong question. as a result of that we asked the former congressmen from arkansas, former u.s. attorney, , former head of the drug agency and the former number two men of homeland security to put together a task force and right the ask questions and that question was how do we protect our children? the task force included people like the head of the secret service. they came forward with a series of recommendations, one of which is the one way you protect your children is providing armed security to them because there are people in our society that is of so mentally disturbed they are likely to do anything. the day after the newtown tragedy, i found myself israel touring a facility where school security officers were trained. back in the 1970's israel had a whole spade of shootings. at first, veterans and others rallied to the cause as volunteers and provided security in their schools. over the years that system morphed into something more institutionalized. today, israel schools, each school hires i
the nra and others suggested that was the wrong question. as a result of that we asked the former congressmen from arkansas, former u.s. attorney, , former head of the drug agency and the former number two men of homeland security to put together a task force and right the ask questions and that question was how do we protect our children? the task force included people like the head of the secret service. they came forward with a series of recommendations, one of which is the one way you...
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i was expecting a similar kind of approach from the nra. that was clearly not at all the approach taken. were you surprised, rich? is that what you were expecting? >> well, i think i expected, yes, the nra to be more political, to take a more political approach. and i think what lapierre did is he took a more practical approach. i think that if we tease apart what he was saying, sometimes because we don't particularly appreciate the speaker, we don't hear the message. and i think that there was some value in what he was saying. he was not just talking about armed security in school. he was talking about redundant security for schools, if you will. and he was talking about providing grants to do audits for access to schools, for construction of schools. and to the extent that -- you know, to the extent that he brought up the media and the way we give these little monsters attention and the way we give them an identity by mentioning their names and repeating their names, creates additional -- helps to create additional little monsters. we fin
i was expecting a similar kind of approach from the nra. that was clearly not at all the approach taken. were you surprised, rich? is that what you were expecting? >> well, i think i expected, yes, the nra to be more political, to take a more political approach. and i think what lapierre did is he took a more practical approach. i think that if we tease apart what he was saying, sometimes because we don't particularly appreciate the speaker, we don't hear the message. and i think that...
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. >> coming up, the unmasking of the nra. the scales have fall nl from our eyes and we can all see with the nra is right now, the national voice of gun manufacturers and their personal arsenals is the last defense in the tir ran kal government. it's getting worse out there. >>> republicans haven't given up on the idea of rigging elections. where else would they come from? let's do away with the winner take all schl. that way, mitt romney would have gotten eight of the state's votes and maybe this has something to do with the republicans haven't won pennsylvania since the '80s. >>> the birther crowd says this isn't the president shooting a gun. they are really whacko. finally, roman catholics and the issue of birth control, they've found a way for a con kor dat, to use an old term. and this is "hardball," the place for politics. >> democrats look to bl b in good shape now. former governor bill well declined a bid today following former senator scott brown's decision. that moons the winner of the democratic primary will likely
. >> coming up, the unmasking of the nra. the scales have fall nl from our eyes and we can all see with the nra is right now, the national voice of gun manufacturers and their personal arsenals is the last defense in the tir ran kal government. it's getting worse out there. >>> republicans haven't given up on the idea of rigging elections. where else would they come from? let's do away with the winner take all schl. that way, mitt romney would have gotten eight of the state's...
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she voted for the republican nra party line. >> reporter: in another politically charged moment summer 2009, town hall meetings became a potent tool. then it was health care reform. the late arlen specter came under attack. >> your cronies in the government do this kind of stuff all the time. >> reporter: but are lawmakers facing that kind of heat over gun reform? like ayotte, also a no vote, arizona republican jeff flake took to facebook to acknowledge his sudden drop in voter approval. given the public's dim view of congress in general, that probably puts me somewhere just below pond scum. and the ad war is on. though ayotte isn't up for re-election until 2016. >> why didn't she listen to us in new hampshire? >> reporter: the nra is offering support on radio. >> kelly had the courage to oppose misguided gun control laws that would not have prevented sandy hook. >> reporter: the daughter of the slain principal at sandy hook elementary drove four hours from connecticut to confront ayotte. >> i'm just wondering why the burden of my mother being gunned down in the halls of her elementary
she voted for the republican nra party line. >> reporter: in another politically charged moment summer 2009, town hall meetings became a potent tool. then it was health care reform. the late arlen specter came under attack. >> your cronies in the government do this kind of stuff all the time. >> reporter: but are lawmakers facing that kind of heat over gun reform? like ayotte, also a no vote, arizona republican jeff flake took to facebook to acknowledge his sudden drop in...
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in tonight's "reality check" sam brock joins us to look at the nra's claims. >> the nra's california attorney confirms the group does plan on suing sunnyvale over a ban on high-capacity magazines. that would be those with more than ten rounds. now, the group says having such a ban currently in place violates the second amendment to the constitution. but a federal court has looked at that very claim. two years ago in d.c. and it ruled in favor of the ban. the nra's chances for success are not very good. it's a quiet charming little city in the south bay. sunnyvale. not the most obvious choice for a battleground over gun rights. here we are. earlier this week, voters easily approved a measure "c," a gun-control measure that among other things puts a restriction on high-capacity ammunition magazines. setting up a court showdown between the nra and this sleepy town. >> they're going to spend all this money and they're going to lose. >> but is the city of sunnyvale doomed to lose to the big gun lobby? in a letter to sunnyvale, the nra warns it wants to use measure "c" as an example and a
in tonight's "reality check" sam brock joins us to look at the nra's claims. >> the nra's california attorney confirms the group does plan on suing sunnyvale over a ban on high-capacity magazines. that would be those with more than ten rounds. now, the group says having such a ban currently in place violates the second amendment to the constitution. but a federal court has looked at that very claim. two years ago in d.c. and it ruled in favor of the ban. the nra's chances for...
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more than 70% of nra households, it is commonsense and yet there is only one thing that can stand in the way of change that just about everybody agrees on and that's politics in washington. you would think with those numbers congress would rush to make this happen. that's what you would think. if our democracy is working the way it's supposed to and 90% of the american people agree on something, in the wake of a tragedy, you would think this would not be a heavy lift. and yet some folks back in washington are already floating the idea that they may use political stunts to prevent stunts on any of these reforms. think about that. they are not just saying they will vote no on ideas that almost all americans support, they are saying they will do anything they can do to prevent any votes on these provisions. they are saying your opinion doesn't matter. and that's not right. that is not right. we need a vote. >> we want a vote! we want a vote! we want a vote! we want a vote! vote. now, i've also heard some in the washington press suggest what happens to gun violence legislation in congres
more than 70% of nra households, it is commonsense and yet there is only one thing that can stand in the way of change that just about everybody agrees on and that's politics in washington. you would think with those numbers congress would rush to make this happen. that's what you would think. if our democracy is working the way it's supposed to and 90% of the american people agree on something, in the wake of a tragedy, you would think this would not be a heavy lift. and yet some folks back in...
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a divided congress denied the president's calls for changes and the national gun lobby led by the nra is arguably stronger than ever. >> the call for the change in gun laws was echoed across the country here in the bay area, where advocates held their own remembrance. cornell bernard spoke with some of them and is live in san francisco. reporter: a rally to remember the victims of newtown just ended here at u.n. plaza. many say they want the violence to end and are demanding stricter federal gun laws. [shouting] >> 50 people joined this peace march to remember victims of the newtown tragedy one year ago. >> at u.n. plaza, the group, sponsored by the brady campaign to end gun violence, staged a lie-in. payment laid on the ground as -- people laid on the ground as each victim's name was read. and 26 pairs of shoes honored the victims. >> enough is enough. >> she spoke at the rally. she survived a mass shooting in 1999 at an l.a. jewish community center. >> it's awful. we have to just as a nation come together and realize we can actually make a difference. we can make tragedies like the
a divided congress denied the president's calls for changes and the national gun lobby led by the nra is arguably stronger than ever. >> the call for the change in gun laws was echoed across the country here in the bay area, where advocates held their own remembrance. cornell bernard spoke with some of them and is live in san francisco. reporter: a rally to remember the victims of newtown just ended here at u.n. plaza. many say they want the violence to end and are demanding stricter...
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. >>> the nra already told sunnyvale it will fight measures if voters pass it. a sunnyvale law firm says it will represent the city without charge if the nra sues. homes that have guns have a higher percentage of child gunshot injuries according to a new study. the national academy of pediatrics found 7,500 children are hospitalized with gunshot wounds each year. 500 of those children die from their injuries. and kids in-house holds with firearms usually handguns are more likely to be gunshot victims. >>> a rare sight at san francisco's district today. police cars and caution tape all over chestnut street. police say two people got into a fight around 12:30 near pierce street and one of the men ran off. as our brian webb reports, the suspect didn't get far. >> reporter: crime tape, bullet casings and blood, the strange sunday scene at a popular san francisco shopping area. >> i went to my window and saw police with guns pointed. >> i seen a suspect dragging the victim with one hand holding on to a bag that victim was holding on to across the street. >> reporter:
. >>> the nra already told sunnyvale it will fight measures if voters pass it. a sunnyvale law firm says it will represent the city without charge if the nra sues. homes that have guns have a higher percentage of child gunshot injuries according to a new study. the national academy of pediatrics found 7,500 children are hospitalized with gunshot wounds each year. 500 of those children die from their injuries. and kids in-house holds with firearms usually handguns are more likely to be...
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the nra is not about sportsmen anymore. the nra is a $12 billion -- shilling for a $12 billion industry. bestselling gun in america is the al-15. that's what gun stores sell out of. they don't commit the most crimes with them. >> what do you do, shoot up car wrecks and canyons somewhere in l.a.? >> you run around in the woods acting out your red dawn fantasy. imagining you're fighting the black helicopters and the blue helmeted -- that's what these people do. >> that's a hell of a lot of people, ron. nia, last thought. >> i think what you're going to see out of the republicans, you might see them put forward gun legislation, too. that's been the talk out of grassley's office. it might address issues around mental health. it probably won't be a background check bill and certainly won't involve anything with assault weapons. they want to some ways be on the record, too, possibly supporting something. maybe there is some hope with that. >> they don't like surveillance. find out if somebody's crazy or not might be intruding on
the nra is not about sportsmen anymore. the nra is a $12 billion -- shilling for a $12 billion industry. bestselling gun in america is the al-15. that's what gun stores sell out of. they don't commit the most crimes with them. >> what do you do, shoot up car wrecks and canyons somewhere in l.a.? >> you run around in the woods acting out your red dawn fantasy. imagining you're fighting the black helicopters and the blue helmeted -- that's what these people do. >> that's a hell...
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a lifelong member of the nra, national rifle association supports such a measure. >>> i want to know and hear from them why do you have a magazine and need a larger magazine? you can't just push the nra away and law abiding gun owners away you have to be at the table and find out what the preference is of protect that go. >> the nra believes the root of the problem is mental illness. it is pushing for a measure to keep those gun owns out of hands of people. >> there's no way to spot these problems. some of the most horrendous of the mass murders including the one in newtown would not have been stopped a background check. the gun is stolen. the person has no prior criminal record. >> he believes it would not get any support or get past but the president promises full use of his offices to put something in place that would address america meaning they could use a grant to offer tougher measures. >> hotly debated issues. thank you very much kelly wright. >> a tale of two temperatures warm in the east and a winter chill in the west. philadelphia people taking advantage of the strange wea
a lifelong member of the nra, national rifle association supports such a measure. >>> i want to know and hear from them why do you have a magazine and need a larger magazine? you can't just push the nra away and law abiding gun owners away you have to be at the table and find out what the preference is of protect that go. >> the nra believes the root of the problem is mental illness. it is pushing for a measure to keep those gun owns out of hands of people. >> there's no...
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why does the nra keep winning? if progressives want to win, draw the line, now background checks. 90% of americans support them. let's let your member of congress know that from you on this issue, winning is the only thing. also, you have probably seen this scene from last week's cpac conference where one participant defended slavery. we're going to talk to an african-american doing a documentary called "black tea" about why some black people actually joined the tea party. >>> going wobbly on ashleigh judd. she would lose the senate race to mitch mcconnell and take down other democrats with her. key democrats including bill and hillary clinton are lining up behind another democrat. fasten your seat belts for that race. >>> watch why cnn's dana bash is running after michele bachmann and what is it that bachmann clearly doesn't want to talk about. this is "hardball," a place for politics. wait g, waiting... feel like you're growing older... waiting to look younger? don't wait. [ female announcer ] get younger looking
why does the nra keep winning? if progressives want to win, draw the line, now background checks. 90% of americans support them. let's let your member of congress know that from you on this issue, winning is the only thing. also, you have probably seen this scene from last week's cpac conference where one participant defended slavery. we're going to talk to an african-american doing a documentary called "black tea" about why some black people actually joined the tea party....